Filmmaker Bankrupt: Sometimes no matter how much we try, success is very difficult to achieve. It is not easy to get success, one has to work hard for it. Today we are going to tell you about such a director who has given very good films at one time but even after that, now it is becoming difficult for him to pay the rent due to his poor financial condition. This is none other than Devashish Makhija. Who assisted Shad Ali in the film Bunty Aur Babli. Abhishek Bachchan, Rani Mukherjee and Amitabh Bachchan were seen in lead roles in this film. Now he is not even able to pay his rent.
Devashish Makhija started his career as a researcher. After that he assisted Anurag Kashyap in the film Black Friday. After Anurag, he also assisted Shaad Ali in Bunty Aur Babli.
He made his directorial debut with this film
Devashish made his directorial debut with the film Onga. In which Nandita Das and Seema Biswas were seen in the lead roles. This film premiered at the New York Film Festival. After that he also directed many short films. Devashish also directed Manoj Bajpayee’s Joharam. This film was released in 2023 itself. This film has been liked a lot.
no money to pay rent
In an interview given to Pranav Chokhani, Devashish told that he is facing financial crisis. He said- I have not earned money from any of my films. I am having trouble paying my rent. I could not earn money from Joharam due to which I became bankrupt. I have not paid rent for the last five months. I am pleading with the landlord to not throw me out of the house.
Devashish also revealed that despite having 20 scripts ready, he is struggling to find producers to invest in his projects. His first directorial feature film, Ajji (2017), which did not have any big stars, was made on a budget of Rs 1 crore. Unfortunately, despite being released in theatres, Ajji only earned Rs 15 lakh at the box office.
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